Month: November 2013

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It’s cranberry season! Did you know that, along with other healthful benefits, eating cranberries can help your cracked, dry hands become nice and soft. A friend, who is also a Pastor’s wife, told me about this several years ago,

CREATE A “SIMPLY” ELEGANT CENTERPIECE Here is a centerpiece that is simple to make, using two glass or ceramic dishes, a parfait glass, a few gourds or small pumpkins (faux or real), some fall leaves and flowers (also real or

SOME TOUCHES TO MAKE YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE SPARKLE Our daughter Beth hollowed out and glittered mini pumpkins, then added pumpkin scented tea lights to make them really sparkle and shine. The pumpkins were easily glittered by painting them with white

Preparing to roast a turkey can be an overwhelming job. There is much advice out there, but as a Home Economist, I have carefully studied this for more than 40 years, and have found that some of the advice, even

Several years ago a friend shared this clever little cookie and candy turkey Gobbler from 7th House on the Left , which was SO very cute, that we were immediately intrigued. None of the ingredients are particularly healthy, but it

Growing up, my family sprinkled MSG on food to make it more tasty, drank Koolaid and ate Jello, full of artificial colors, and flavors, having no idea that we were filling our bodies with chemicals. We liked our foods yummy

About a year ago, my husband suddenly announced that our family would linger and “talk” after supper each night, UNTIL he himself decided that we had been there long enough. It was a bit of a shock to all